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    Gaps in the Asteroid Belt (Often Called Kirkwood Gaps)are Caused
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Gaps in the Asteroid Belt (Often Called Kirkwood Gaps)are Caused

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Question 90

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Gaps in the asteroid belt (often called Kirkwood gaps) are caused by .


A) tidal forces from Jupiter
B) the competing gravitational tugs of Mars and Jupiter
C) orbital resonances with Jupiter
D) tidal forces from the Sun

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